Local Program Invites Nonprofits and Agencies to Apply to Host Professional VISTA Volunteers

Londonderry, NH – Families in Transition (FIT) seeks applications from nonprofits and government agencies throughout New Hampshire that are interested in having professional hosting a professional AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) work at their agency for a small stipend during the July 2017- July 2018 program year. VISTA “host sites” benefit from a VISTA volunteer by receiving the support of a full-time staff member without the high cost of salary and benefits.

AmeriCorps VISTA, a program managed by the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS), comprises a nationwide network of volunteers who commit to serve full-time for at least one year at nonprofit, faith-based or government agency, working to fight poverty and build organizational capacity throughout the United States. The Families in Transition VISTA Program partners with organizations, called “host sites”, such as the Arts in Reach, New Hampshire Department of Education, United Way of Greater Nashua, and others across New Hampshire, to place VISTAs in the following service areas: education, veterans’ services, economic opportunity, health, and disaster relief and prevention.